Only a handful of the more than 750 species of Indigofera (mainly tropical and subtropical) will survive in the open in the UK, and of these only a small proportion are worth growing as ornamentals. But those that are worthwhile are excellent shrubs for any garden, flowering for months through summer into autumn if givenContinue reading “Indigoferas: an overlooked treasure”
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Is a pink-flowered philadelphus a real possibility?
By WHF Trustee Christopher Sanders, VMH It’s well known that some Mexican species and their hybrids such as P. maculatus, P. mexicanus and P. ‘Belle Etoile’ possess a gene for the colour pink, but this is manifested as a more or less basal blotch on the inner surface of the petals, resulting in a central ring of pink orContinue reading “Is a pink-flowered philadelphus a real possibility?”
White House Farm Garden and Arboretum 